Jared Smith writes in the Taranaki Daily News about Dr Simon Pierce, a kiwi marine scientist who has returned from Africa to talk about his work. Dr Pierce has been researching endangered marine species in Mozambique, and is particularly interested in whale sharks. An excerpt: (read in full here) “The 31-year-old has lived in bush […]

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Journalists around the country are getting underway on important stories ranging from driverless cars to gene editing to sea level rise this week, thanks to grants issued in the first round of the Aotearoa-New Zealand Science Journalism Fund.
Twenty applications were received for the $20,000 of funding available, with most major New Zealand media... >> Read Full Post